However, although the permanent population is not too large, this capital seems quite lively.
Because the Drum Kingdom is a well-known medical power. Although it is not large in area and has a small population, its medical technology is well-known in the surrounding waters. Therefore, many sick dignitaries come to this island from afar to seek medical treatment.
This has greatly boosted the island's economy. The reason why people here live a relatively affluent life is because of these foreign populations.
After all, in the world of One Piece, especially in places like the Grand Line, the people who can actually go out to sea by ship are not ordinary people. Apart from the pirates, the rest are at least some rich people. These people naturally spend a lot of money when they come to Drum kingdom. Even if the islanders drink a little soup, they can still have enough food and clothing.
Especially as the capital of Drum kingdom, the medical technology here is naturally the most advanced, and it is also the place where wealthy outsiders gather, so it looks relatively prosperous.
However, this time Ayaan came here not to study medicine. His eyes looked at the tall castle in the middle, and he was secretly calculating in his heart.
"A medieval castle with obvious features can stop some ordinary civilians, but for a ninja like me, this kind of castle with many dark corners is basically equivalent to having no defense at all."
Ninja has always been a shady profession. Even though the ninjas in the world of Naruto are more required to have combat capabilities, there has never been a shortage of teaching in ninja schools about lurking, eavesdropping, intelligence gathering, stealing, espionage and other behaviors.
If converted to the world of pirates, this can be called a dimensionality reduction attack. Unless the opponent has awakened his Observation Haki, Ayaan is confident that he can sneak into most places in this world.
This palace on Drum kingdom is obviously one of the vast majority of places.
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At night, Ayaan came to the back of the castle secretly and silently.
A high wall might be able to stop hundreds or thousands of troops, but for Ayaan, who has learned to use chakra to climb trees and tread on water, no matter how high the wall is, it will not mean much.
He easily walked up the wall and found a square window to climb in. Then, based on what he had learned in the Ninja School, Ayaan determined the location of the castle's master bedroom and sneaked in silently.
When he saw guards or maids, he hid on the ceiling, outside the wall, or in blind spots where they couldn't see him. When he heard movement around the corner, he hid himself directly or used transformation to turn into other objects. Along the way, Ayaan displayed a lurking ability that would even make the 007 agents dumbfounded, and he easily arrived outside the door of a huge bedroom.
Two armored guards stood outside the bedroom door. Ayaan frowned slightly. Even though he had good lurking skills, it was still lurking in the ordinary sense, not the kind of invisibility. With someone watching, it was impossible for him to enter the bedroom silently.
However, he only frowned slightly, reached out his hand and took out two Senbon from his ninja tool bag, flicked his hand slightly, and immediately stabbed the two guards' necks.
The two guards' eyes bulged slightly, and then they fainted silently - although Ayaan did not have Haku's ability to use the Senbon to acupuncture, he had coated the Senbon with nerve anesthetics. These two guards were at most slightly stronger than ordinary people, so naturally they could not withstand this special anesthetic designed for ninjas.
Seeing the guard about to fall to the ground, Ayaan's figure flashed and came to the two of them, helping them to lean against the wall.
These two men were still wearing armor, and if they fell to the ground it would definitely make a lot of noise. Ayaan didn't want to alarm other people.
I pushed open the door and walked in. In the middle of the bedroom was a luxurious bed, on which lay an old man who looked very sick, and next to his pillow was a crown.
The old man was sleeping soundly. Ayaan looked at him carefully, then carefully took out some medicine from his arms and gently poured it into his mouth.
During this time, the old man woke up for a moment, but the drug soon took effect and he became dazed again.
"Really, it's a pity that I haven't learned too many illusions. I only know some simple theories. Otherwise, it would be much easier to just hypnotize." Ayaan muttered twice. However, although he had never learned illusions at all, he could use chakra to produce some hypnotic effects.
After all, even if the ninja school does not teach specific illusions, some theories and methods of how to break illusions are still taught. As long as you study it, you can also use some illusion techniques.
Moreover, the medicine prepared by Ayaan has a hypnotic effect. Combining the two, it is easy to deal with an ordinary old man.
The king in front of him had a dull look in his eyes. Ayaan nodded in satisfaction. A slight chakra fluctuation enveloped the old man's head. Ayaan asked, "Where is the treasure house of the Ayaan Drum Kingdom? Is there devil fruit hidden?"
The old man trembled as he told the location of the treasure house. Fortunately, the devil fruit was in the treasure house. However, just as he finished speaking, his eyes rolled up, white foam came out of the corners of his mouth, and he immediately died of a cold.
Ayaan was slightly surprised. He didn't remember that his medicine had a fatal effect. However, he then casually checked the king's body and found that the old man was already on the verge of death. Even though Ayaan's hypnotic drug was not very irritating, it had exhausted his last bit of vitality.
Scratching his head, Ayaan sighed, "I didn't mean to do that."
Of course, judging from the old man's physical condition, even if Ayaan hadn't done this, he would have died of natural causes in two days.
What's more, he is just an ordinary king, so Ayaan doesn't feel any guilt.
Moreover, the death of the old king was actually a good thing for Ayaan, as it made his actions smoother.
He first checked the old king's body, and then put the old king's body directly into his sealing scroll. Then Ayaan performed the transformation technique and turned into the image of the old king.
After coughing gently a few times, Ayaan's voice became the same as the old king. He had to admit that although the voice changing technique taught in the ninja school was low-end and could even only be regarded as a chakra application technique and could not be called a ninjutsu at all, it was definitely convenient to use.
After pushing open the door, Ayaan first detoxified the two guards at the door. Then, after the two guards woke up, he scolded the two guards who were "sleeping" while guarding the door.
Although the two guards felt something was amiss, they saw that nothing had happened, so they naturally would not voice their doubts and embarrass themselves.
Then, accompanied by two guards, the old king swaggered towards his treasury.